Deviance/Criminology NEWS by MICHAEL ECKERMAN

Deviance/Criminology NEWS by MICHAEL ECKERMAN https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg Please post the following in SEPARATE posts for your selected news story. 1. Name/Hour 2. Article Title 3. Summary of Article [3 sentences] 4. Connection to Sociology 5. Your takeaway en-us 2017-05-09 12:37:28 UTC 2017-05-11 19:02:15 UTC hello@padlet.com New 'gray death' drug can kill with a single dose, authorities warn https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170755093 Tanner Jackson-Stock, 1st hour
There is a new drug that is a mixture of heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil and a synthetic opioid called U-47700. Everyone who is taking this drug is dying. So far there has only been 50 overdoses in the last 3 months. It's just crazy to think about how these people know that they will die by taking it, and yet they still do.]]> 2017-05-09 13:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170755093 CNN- The First Amendment Doesn't Guarantee You the Rights You Think It Does https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170756230 Rebecca Mennecke- 1st hour
This article discusses when the First Amendment can be used in court cases and when it cannot. I think this is a really good article to read because a lot of people argue that things are their "first amendment right" when there are restrictions on that right, especially within the sphere of private institutions (rather than public- like the government). ]]> 2017-05-09 13:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170756230 Paige Fliehr/Hour 1: Arming America's teachers https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170756584 Teachers in Columbia, MO are doing target practice and learning gun usage from a highway patrol officer. Some teachers want to protect students because they're in a rural town.There's also an opinion about not allowing teachers to control guns in school, they'd rather have the police take care of it. Although it sounds helpful for teachers to have handguns I don't think it's necessary. Sociology is related because it deals with crime taking place and someone taking action to control it. ]]> 2017-05-09 13:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170756584 CNN- Executed inmate's convulsions put new spotlight on midazolam https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170757081 This article discusses the drug midazolam and its use in administering the death penalty. It cites an example of a man convulsing after being administered the drug- questioning whether using this drug violates the Eighth Amendment (cruel and unusual punishment). ]]> 2017-05-09 13:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170757081 New Top Ten Fugitive Walter Gomez - Johanna Blanco hour 1 https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170758225 This article is about this guy from the Plainfield Locos Salvatrucha gang who brutally beat a rival gang member with a bat. He ran from the scene in New Jersey. Their is a $100,000 reward for him. He is a deviant. My takeaway is don't kill people and run.]]> 2017-05-09 13:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170758225 Mariah Nadolny-Hr 1: Arming America's Teachers https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170760386 This article explains that some school districts are requiring that teachers and administrators undergo an extensive firearm and safety training. Many southern schools in places like Missouri are in strong support of this plan of action. These teachers feel personally responsible and feel that is their duty to protect themselves and their students from school shooters and other violent crime.
This connects to sociology as we are discussing gun control and deviance.
Personally, I feel that teachers should be trained on how to use firearms and other weapons as it imperative that we protect each other from threats. If we do not allow people to carry out their constitutional rights then America will just be more susceptible to more public shootings and terrorist attacks.]]> 2017-05-09 13:40:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170760386 Ryan Fink Hr.1 https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170761485 Should junk food be banned in school
New Jersey is the first school to take away junk food in the school's and other states are considering it. An issue is how they define junk food and what they will take away.

Connection to Sociology is mental decisions and my takeaway is let kids make their own choices on what to eat and not take stuff away. ]]> 2017-05-09 13:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170761485 Paige Fliehr/Hour 1: Should states ban junk food in schools? https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170762053 Schools in NJ don't allow snacks that are high in fats and sugar, soda and junk food also replaced. The no side to this article is the question, how can you define what junk food is? What is sold in the school cafeteria should be determined by elected school board officials, not the state/government. This connects to sociology because there are factors of decision making. I think that school boards should be able to vote. ]]> 2017-05-09 13:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170762053 Zakia Moore/Hour 1: Arming America's Teachers https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170762143 There are teachers in Columbia, Missiouri who are going to target practice and learning how to use guns. These teachers want to protect their students because they live in a rural area where response times from the police are pretty slow. In this article there is a opinion about not letting teachers have guns on schooo grounds, and just letting the police take care of it. This connects with sociology because it shows that crime is taking place everywhere and we need someone to be there to stop it. My takeaway on this is that having teachers carry a gun may make them feel more safe I do not think it is smart to have a gun around students. You never know what could happen. They could maybe find it or somehow get it from you and that would be even more dangerous.]]> 2017-05-09 13:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170762143 Nathan Strumpfer: Hour 1: Should states ban junk food in schools? https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170763461 New Jersey is taking out junk food in their public schools. They are trying to help the obesity problem in their state and get rid of the bad food. Some people think it is a bad idea because kids can't make their own decisions if the government makes it for them. This is connected to sociology because their is an issue with obesity, and their are different methods to solving it. Personally, I think that people need to learn how to decide for themselves and taking away that option is only going to slow down the maturation process in regards to thinking for yourself and making healthy decisions. ]]> 2017-05-09 13:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170763461 Tyler Marcelletti 7th Hour: Arming teacher https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170856859 In Missouri, are doing target practice and learning gun usage from a highway patrol officer. .There's also an opinion about not allowing teachers to control guns in school, they'd rather have the police take care of it. Although it sounds helpful for teachers to have handguns I don't think it's necessary. Sociology is relates to this because it it handling crime and how it could be prevented.]]> 2017-05-09 18:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170856859 Henry Thomas 7th hour: Armed teachers https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170857899 Nine states as of right now allow teachers to be armed in the classroom. This article explains why teachers are having the need to arm themselves (the threat of school shootings and slow response times), and gives a glance at the training that they are required to undergo. They must train for 40 hours, 5 in the classroom and 35 on the range, and can expect to see scoring results jump to 90 percent. Some teachers disagree with arming teachers, as Kathy Steinhoff says, "If it does take a good guy [to stop a bad guy], then I want that good guy to be a police officer.]]> 2017-05-09 18:47:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170857899 Tyler Marcelletti 7th Hour: Junk food https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170859447 The state of New Jersey is making strides towards ending childhood obesity by taking junk foods out junk food in schools. Some people argue this is not a good approach towards things by saying it takes freedoms away from kids by not letting them make their own decisions. This relates to sociology in ways connecting to decision making and transitioning into adulthood.

]]> 2017-05-09 18:53:23 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170859447 Henry Thomas 7th hour: Police officer fired https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170859690 An Orlando sheriff deputy has been fired after being caught on a dashcam waving both his firearm and stun gun while reenacting a scene from "Training Day." This took place outside of a convenience store on February 16, in front of a startled police trainee. Dean Zipes, the deputy, has been known for his joking antics, and has told investigators that he was trying to be funny.]]> 2017-05-09 18:54:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170859690 Nan Wang Hr.7 https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170859960 2. Judges appear divided on Trump's travel ban

3. Some judges don't like the travel ban so it's going into court. 10 out of the 13 judges were appointed by Democrats. Even if the travel ban somehow wins against such rigged odds, It won't go into effect immediately because Judge Derrick Watson will issue another nationwide ruling on the exact same thing, except for a tiny bit more broader in scope.
4. This is about Trump's deviance from the social norms of society and their pushback due to it.
5. It seems like half the nation really doesn't like Trump and are showing it, even though he legitimately won the election and needs the support of the entire U.S. to get anything progressive done.

]]> 2017-05-09 18:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170859960 Benny Dahlen https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170861290 Yuh dat way

]]> 2017-05-09 19:00:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170861290 Nan Wang Hr.7 https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170862053 2. New 'gray death' drug can kill with a single dose, authorities warn
3. A new drug called 'grey death' is now on the streets. It's a mixture of heroin, fentanyl, the elephant tranquilizer carfentanil, and a synthetic opioid called U-47700. There have been over 50 overdose cases for this drug in the past 3 months.“This is not a drug that you use to get high — if you put this drug into your body you will die, it will kill you,” Clay Hammac, Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task commander
4. People are doing drugs, which is a crime, that can kill them.
5. Drugs are bad, some drugs are very bad.]]> 2017-05-09 19:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170862053 Mariah Nadolny Hour 1- Should states ban junk food in schools? https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170866437 Some schools have completely banned foods that are high in sugars and fats. Some of these foods include soda, candy and other junk food. There are some people who think it is a bad idea as students should have the judgement to choose what goes in to their bodies themselves. This connects to sociology as it relates to obesity and decision making among different age groups. I personally think that students should be smart enough to determine themselves what is good and what is not. It's only part of growing up to figure some things out yourself.]]> 2017-05-09 19:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170866437 Kayla Siok Hour 1: Should States Ban Junk Food in Schools? https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170877696 Schools throughout the United States have eliminated foods that are high in sugars including candy, soda, chips, and other junk food. Some believe that students should have the judgement to choose what goes into their bodies while others say students are too immature to decide what is best for their well being. This ties into sociology as a connection to decision making and obesity and the variation among age groups. I personally think it is absolutely ridiculous for school districts to try to dictate what goes into student's bodies. They neglect to see how such "healthy eating" standards negatively impact mental health.]]> 2017-05-09 20:34:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170877696 Kayla Siok Hour 1: Arming America's Teachers https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170878048 Some schools are requiring that teachers and administrators undergo extensive firearm and safety training. The majority of support for this type of action is in the southern states. Teachers feel a responsibility to protect their students from violent crime. This relates to deviance, self-control, and gun-control in relation to sociology. I personally feel that it should be up to a teacher's discretion if they would like to carry a gun for the protection of the students. Teachers should only feel responsible for this if they are willing to face the consequences.]]> 2017-05-09 20:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170878048 Martha Burket Hour 1 https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170900052 2. Cop fired after acting our scene from 'Training Day'
3. A cop from a suburban in Orlando was fired after he reenacted a portion of a movie scene by rubbing his pistol and stun gun together. The cop, named Dean Zipes, said that he was trying to be funny. He also has a previous record of pulling out his firearm in order to make a joke.
4. This article connects to sociology because it discusses a folkway violation. In this instance there was a discrepancy between what one person believed was acceptable and what another group of people believed was acceptable.
5. My takeaway from this article is that there are different settings when joking is okay, and that often a lack of ability to perceive what these settings are can get people in trouble. ]]> 2017-05-10 00:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170900052 Martha Burket Hour 1 https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170900856 2. New 'gray death' drug can kill with a single dose, authorities warn
3. There is a new drug called "gray death" that is a lethal combination of heroin, fentanyl, carfentanil (an elephant tranquilizer), and U-4770 (a synthetic opioid). This mixture has a gray concrete-like appearance and it can be consumed in a number of ways. Another fentanyl-containing mixture similar to this drug has become more popular because of a drop in price.
4. This connects to sociology because drug use is an issue faced by teens, so it fits into the teen issues category. It is also an example of a crime, which fits into the deviance category.
5. My takeaway is that it is shocking and sad that so many people are dying from this drug, especially if they are unaware of the dangers of it. ]]> 2017-05-10 00:34:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/170900856 Sarah Uhm Hour 7: New 'gray death' drug can kill with a single dose, authorities warn https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171068619 This new drug is comprised of heroin, fentanyl, the elephant tranquilizer carfentanil, and a synthetic opioid called U-47700. It can be bought for about $10 on the street and can kill users in one dose. The drug is so dangerous that it is risky to handle it with gloves. This is only further fueling the opioid epidemic. States such as Alabama are seeing huge increases in drug abuse and addiction. People need to start hearing the message that this drug is deadly and users will not know until it's too late. Preventative measures are necessary. ]]> 2017-05-10 17:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171068619 Sarah Uhm Hour 7: Florida teen who threw woman into pool arrested https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171070131 At an unauthorized party, an unnamed teenager threw an elderly woman into a pool. His reason? Because she was asking the party-goers to lower the volume of their music. The teenager later turned himself in and has been charged with battery of a person 65 years of age or older. Actions such as these are inexcusable. The teenager should have been able to and willing to have a civil conversation about the volume of the music rather than respond with violence. ]]> 2017-05-10 17:09:08 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171070131 Jeffrey Duffield - Hour 7: 'Grey Death' drug. https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171106182 The article describes a new synthetic drug mixture and how it has caused numerous deaths recently. It is described as being cheap, easily consumed, and resembling concrete. The mixture is deadly enough to kill the user with a single dose and is dangerous to handle even with gloves. A similar opioid mixture has become popular due to lowered price.

This issue involves both teenagers and deviant behavior.

Since the drug is so dangerous, there ought to be some sort of public education or health warning distributed to reduce further deaths. ]]> 2017-05-10 19:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171106182 Jeffrey Duffield - Hour 7: 'Forged Provenance' https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171107781 This FBI story covers the arrest of a man who had been selling forged artwork by creating fake papers - bills of sale, letters, and other documents suggesting that the artworks were lesser-known pieces by several famous artists. Spoutz - the forger - had owned an art gallery and was able to make and tailor authentic -looking documents in order to sell the forged works to other art galleries. The FBI became aware of his scheme after several mistakes in the paperwork revealed details that did not match up. Spoutz and his partner, who manufactured the fake art, are estimated to have made and sold dozens of fake pieces. The FBI has found 40 so far and provides resources for suspicious owners.

This issue involves crime and deviant behavior.

The FBI deals with all kinds of crime, solving fraud cases as well as cases like violence or organized crime. ]]> 2017-05-10 19:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171107781 Bri Ardon - Hour 1- Romance scams https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171236743 3. The article is informing information about people from different places in the world pretending to be someone there not to eventually have a relationship with another individual. In this relationship they will eventually fall in love, but the person who is lying about their identity most often steals money from them and then dumps them.
This relates to sociology because in class we learned about how big online dating has been the past years, and what age group are the ones to use it the most.
My take on this is that, I was a little surprised about how often this happens to people, also how relevant it really. I knew that it was happening to people because there's a show about it called Catfish, but knowing that it happens around the world surprised me the most. ]]> 2017-05-11 12:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171236743 Tanner Jackson-Stock - Hour 1: Arming America's teachers https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171237455 Teachers are being armed with weapons to help prevent school shootings. The ones who choose to be armed will not be named to help prevent them from being targeted. They have to go through 5 hours of training in the classroom and 35 hours at the gun range.
This involves the lives of teachers and students and how school shootings can be stopped before anything can happen. I believe it is a good idea as long as they dont know who the teachers are, altho im not sure if having guns in the classroom is the best idea.]]> 2017-05-11 12:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171237455 Kieran Mehta- TED Talk https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171244493 James Lyne discusses how easy it is for people to be hacked and how cybercrime actually works. He also walks the audience through a very subtle but quick cyber hack. He warns the audience as well to take more precautions while going on the Internet and when downloading applications and other programs. ]]> 2017-05-11 13:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171244493 Kieran Mehta- Forging Victims to Sell Fake Art https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171245234 Eric Ian Hornak Spoutz was recently convicted for forging paperwork in order to fool people into purchasing fake artwork. He used the same typewriter to create all of these fake documents including receipts, bills of sales and other paperwork and that is how he was caught with the typewriter. Many people who purchased the fake art starting catching on and realizing that he was using the same typewriter. The FBI has a special unit in order to protect crime art and other artwork, the Art Crime Team.]]> 2017-05-11 13:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171245234 Federica Brandoni - Hr7 - Florida teen who threw woman in the pool arreste https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171345015 At a pool party a 68 years old woman is walking with her dogs when, noticing the noise, tells the teenagers at the party to lower the volume. The kids sorround her and then one of them tries to throw her in the pool. The woman suffered injures to her leg and shoulders. The teenager then turned himself in admitting that he had made a mistake.]]> 2017-05-11 18:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171345015 Federica Brandoni - Hr 7 - 'Gray Death' drug can kill with a single dose https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171346285 Law enforcement and health departments have been on high alert for this new drug, which is a cocktail of heroin, fentanyl, elephant tranquilizer and a synthetic opioid: this drug doesn't get you high, it kills you. Its spreading could be fast due to its low cost in the streets ($10) and since it's a compound of many drugs, not even scientists can define if a pill of heroin doesn't contain traces of other drugs that characterize the Gray Death. Authorities are going to send a clear message about the dangerousness of this drug.]]> 2017-05-11 18:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mieckerman2/2oawwpxe4beg/wish/171346285